(John 10:10-11, 14-15 ESV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep…I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. Each shepherd has a unique or . 1. The Church family is a . (Psalm 100:3 ESV) Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 23:1-6 ESV) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. CRITICAL QUESTION #1: Do I realize the connection between a shepherd and his sheep isn’t a weekend done for a ? 2. A is a type of shepherd. Jesus 12 disciples into to be fishers of men. We need to and intentionally to shepherd or mentor other. CRITICAL QUESTION #2: Do I stumblers in my social circle or are am I an to them while on the for them? 3. A Shepherd is always on the for the ones. (Matthew 8:12 ESV) What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? Jesus was the of the Ones - the , the , and . CRITICAL QUESTION #3: Do I the Ones? 4. In Christ, are the of the Good Shepherd. (John 10:11, 14-15 ESV) I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep…I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. An Christian life is about in ministry and service to those around . (Galatians 2:20 ESV) I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. The Christian life is designed to be a and our goal at New Life is that lives a ministry life. (Isaiah 6:8 ESV) And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Jesus didn’t float between and in a compartmentalized life. As Jesus lives in us, every part of our life is . CRITICAL QUESTION #4: Is Jesus living in me as the and able to through me, 24/7 365? What is God saying to me through this message?